Novell Sentinel Log Manager 1.0

Criteria

Supporting Features

Remarks and explanations

Section 1194.21 Software Applications and Operating Systems

See below 

Section 1194.22 Web-based Internet Information and Applications

See Below

Section 1194.23 Telecommunications Products

N/A 

Section 1194.24 Video and Multi-media Products

N/A 

Section 1194.25 Self-Contained, Closed Products

N/A 

Section 1194.26 Desktop and Portable Computers

N/A 

Section 1194.31 Functional Performance Criteria

See below 

Section 1194.41 Information, Documentation and Support

See below

Criteria

Supporting Features

Remarks and explanations

(a) When software is designed to run on a system that has a keyboard, product functions shall be executable from a keyboard where the function itself or the result of performing a function can be discerned textually.

Keyboard shortcuts, or “hot keys”

Tabs between fields in wizards

Supported, with exceptions.

Many Sentinel Event Source Management functions are available via keyboard shortcuts in the English interface. 

(b) Applications shall not disrupt or disable activated features of other products that are identified as accessibility features, where those features are developed and documented according to industry standards. Applications also shall not disrupt or disable activated features of any operating system that are identified as accessibility features where the application programming interface for those accessibility features has been documented by the manufacturer of the operating system and is available to the product developer.

N/A 

Sentinel Log Manager does not disrupt or disable any activated accessibility features of other applications or the operating system. 

(c) A well-defined on-screen indication of the current focus shall be provided that moves among interactive interface elements as the input focus changes. The focus shall be programmatically exposed so that Assistive Technology can track focus and focus changes.

N/A

Sentinel Log Manager has not been tested with Assistive Technology.

(d) Sufficient information about a user interface element including the identity, operation and state of the element shall be available to Assistive Technology. When an image represents a program element, the information conveyed by the image must also be available in text.

N/A 

Sentinel Log Manager has not been tested with Assistive Technology.

(e) When bitmap images are used to identify controls, status indicators, or other programmatic elements, the meaning assigned to those images shall be consistent throughout an application's performance.

N/A 

Most bitmap images are consistent throughout the interface.  

(f) Textual information shall be provided through operating system functions for displaying text. The minimum information that shall be made available is text content, text input caret location, and text attributes.

N/A 

Sentinel Log Manager does not provide text information through operating system functions.  

(g) Applications shall not override user selected contrast and color selections and other individual display attributes.

N/A 

Sentinel Log Manager does not reset user-selected contrast and color selections or other individual display attributes. 

(h) When animation is displayed, the information shall be displayable in at least one non-animated presentation mode at the option of the user.

N/A

Sentinel Log Manager does not use animation to convey essential information.

(i) Color coding shall not be used as the only means of conveying information, indicating an action, prompting a response, or distinguishing a visual element.

In addition to color-coding:

Incomplete or incorrect form entries are indicated by error messages.

Severity of messages within the user interface is indicated by an integer 0-5.

Different icons indicate system status for components.

Color-coding is never the sole source of information within Sentinel Log Manager. 

(j) When a product permits a user to adjust color and contrast settings, a variety of color selections capable of producing a range of contrast levels shall be provided.

N/A 

(k) Software shall not use flashing or blinking text, objects, or other elements having a flash or blink frequency greater than 2 Hz and lower than 55 Hz.

N/A 

Sentinel Log Manager does not use flashing or blinking text.  

(l) When electronic forms are used, the form shall allow people using Assistive Technology to access the information, field elements, and functionality required for completion and submission of the form, including all directions and cues.

N/A

Sentinel Log Manager has not been tested with Assistive Technology.

Criteria

Supporting Features

Remarks and explanations

(a) A text equivalent for every non-text element shall be provided (e.g., via "alt", "longdesc", or in element content).

Supported

(b) Equivalent alternatives for any multimedia presentation shall be synchronized with the presentation.

Not Applicable

No multimedia is included

(c) Web pages shall be designed so that all information conveyed with color is also available without color, for example from context or markup.

Supported

(d) Documents shall be organized so they are readable without requiring an associated style sheet.

Supported

(e) Redundant text links shall be provided for each active region of a server-side image map.

Not Applicable

(f) Client-side image maps shall be provided instead of server-side image maps except where the regions cannot be defined with an available geometric shape.

Not Applicable

(g) Row and column headers shall be identified for data tables.

Not Supported

Some search results do not have column headers

(h) Markup shall be used to associate data cells and header cells for data tables that have two or more logical levels of row or column headers.

N/A

(i) Frames shall be titled with text that facilitates frame identification and navigation

N/A

(j) Pages shall be designed to avoid causing the screen to flicker with a frequency greater than 2 Hz and lower than 55 Hz.

Supported

(k) A text-only page, with equivalent information or functionality, shall be provided to make a web site comply with the provisions of this part, when compliance cannot be accomplished in any other way. The content of the text-only page shall be updated whenever the primary page changes.

Not Supported

The Sentinel Log Manager web console is AJAX based and does not have a text equivalent

(l) When pages utilize scripting languages to display content, or to create interface elements, the information provided by the script shall be identified with functional text that can be read by Assistive Technology.

Supported

The GWT generated Javascript supports this capability

(m) When a web page requires that an applet, plug-in or other application be present on the client system to interpret page content, the page must provide a link to a plug-in or applet that complies with 1194.21(a) through (l).

N/A

Java Webstart is used to launch applications but no applets or plugins are included

(n) When electronic forms are designed to be completed on-line, the form shall allow people using Assistive Technology to access the information, field elements, and functionality required for completion and submission of the form, including all directions and cues.

N/A

Sentinel Log Manager has not been tested with Assistive Technology.

(o) A method shall be provided that permits users to skip repetitive navigation links.

Supported

(p) When a timed response is required, the user shall be alerted and given sufficient time to indicate more time is required.

Supported

No timed responses are required

Sentinel is not a telecommunications product. 

Sentinel is not a video or multimedia product.

Sentinel is not a self-contained, closed product.

Sentinel is not a desktop or portable computer.

Criteria

Supporting Features

Remarks and explanations

(a) At least one mode of operation and information retrieval that does not require user vision shall be provided, or support for Assistive Technology used by people who are blind or visually impaired shall be provided.

Keyboard shortcuts 

Some functions are accessible through keyboard shortcuts in the English interface. However, some user vision is required to operate Sentinel Log Manager.  

(b) At least one mode of operation and information retrieval that does not require visual acuity greater than 20/70 shall be provided in audio and enlarged print output working together or independently, or support for Assistive Technology used by people who are visually impaired shall be provided.

N/A 

Sentinel Log Manager supports the Firefox 3.X browser family, which includes a zoom feature that can enlarge the print output.

(c) At least one mode of operation and information retrieval that does not require user hearing shall be provided, or support for Assistive Technology used by people who are deaf or hard of hearing shall be provided

N/A 

Sentinel Log Manager does not require user hearing. 

(d) Where audio information is important for the use of a product, at least one mode of operation and information retrieval shall be provided in an enhanced auditory fashion, or support for assistive hearing devices shall be provided.

N/A 

Sentinel Log Manager does not require user hearing. 

(e) At least one mode of operation and information retrieval that does not require user speech shall be provided, or support for Assistive Technology used by people with disabilities shall be provided.

N/A 

Sentinel Log Manager does not require user speech. 

(f) At least one mode of operation and information retrieval that does not require fine motor control or simultaneous actions and that is operable with limited reach and strength shall be provided.

N/A 

Sentinel Log Manager does not require fine motor control or simultaneous actions. 

Criteria

Supporting Features

Remarks and explanations

(a) Product support documentation provided to end-users shall be made available in alternate formats upon request, at no additional charge

 N/A

This is a requirement for government agencies, not for vendors. Novell is not required to offer documentation in alternate formats in order to comply with Section 508.

(b) End-users shall have access to a description of the accessibility and compatibility features of products in alternate formats or alternate methods upon request, at no additional charge.

 N/A

This is a requirement for government agencies, not for vendors. Novell is not required to offer documentation in alternate formats in order to comply with Section 508.

(c) Support services for products shall accommodate the communication needs of end-users with disabilities.

 N/A

This is a requirement for government agencies, not for vendors. Novell is not required to offer documentation in alternate formats in order to comply with Section 508.